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US Open
‘A really big choke from my end’: Popyrin’s weapon backfires in US Open loss
The rising Australian talent had his chances but failed to capitalise as American showman Frances Tiafoe stormed to victory, backed by parochial support in the stands.
- by Marc McGowan
Latest
Cards, golf and coffee critiques: How Australia’s top tennis players are helping each other take on the world
There are 12 Australians in the men’s draw at this week’s US Open, 10 of them in the world’s top 100. It’s more than 40 years since we’ve dominated the rankings like this, and the players say there’s a special bond forming between them.
- by Marc McGowan
Opinion
Drugs in sport
Tennis drug testers have lost all credibility over Sinner silence
Professional tennis players are furious Jannik Sinner has not been suspended after returning two positive drugs tests - regardless of how small the amount was.
- by Oliver Brown
Nick Kyrgios says Jannik Sinner should get two-year ban for two failed drugs tests
The Australian Open winner was cleared by a tribunal that accepted his reason for testing positive twice to an illegal substance.
- by Ben Rumsby
Exclusive
Australian cricket
Boxing Day Test to be locked in at the MCG until 2031
Melbourne’s Boxing Day Test will be locked in for the next seven years, with Australia and England to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Test cricket in March 2027, as part of a complex web of deals between Cricket Australia and governments.
- by Daniel Brettig and Kieran Rooney
Opinion
Paris 2024
The athletes Olympic medallist Ash Barty is desperate to watch in Paris
She won three grand slam tennis titles but Barty will cherish her Olympic bronze medal forever.
- by Ash Barty
Analysis
Wimbledon
A sporting colossus and ‘the most important tournament in tennis’: What sets the AO and Wimbledon apart
One Melbourne ex-pat calls Wimbledon and the Australian Open “the two best sporting events in the world”. Here’s what separates them from the pack, and what they can teach each other.
- by Marc McGowan
Two of Us
Good Weekend
‘I’ve learnt a lot’: De Minaur’s game has changed, thanks to girlfriend Katie Boulter
Tennis couple Alex de Minaur, the men’s world number seven, and Katie Boulter, Britain’s top-ranked woman, on changing each other’s game (and life).
- by Jane Wheatley
Kooyong Classic under threat as event does ‘not align’ with venue’s ‘core business’
New Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club president Darren O’Loughlin said in a statement on Thursday that the Classic did not “align with the club’s core business”, despite it being “an important and historical” part of the prestigious club.
- by Marc McGowan
Analysis
French Open
‘Being a defender wasn’t going to cut it’: The numbers behind the Demon’s world-class weaponry
Alex de Minaur’s transformation from admired also-ran into world-beating top-10 star has captured the attention of a sporting nation. This is how he has done it.
- by Marc McGowan
Nine boss Mike Sneesby faces more claims of his executives’ bad behaviour
Former Stan executive Adrian Foo attended this year’s Australian Open as a guest of Nine less than a year after leaving the company amid inappropriate conduct claims.
- by James Massola and Jordan Baker
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